Collections of research papers (including the Statistics New Zealand Working Paper Series) on a variety of methodological topics. These papers represent the views of the author, and are not published on behalf of the Government Statistician.

Analytical and methodological research which typically deals with a well-defined topic based on a substantive research question.

Other research papers

Collections of research papers on a variety of methodological topics, including how we collect and use statistics.

New Zealand socio-economic index 2013 (published 2017)
Describes the construction and initial assessment of the New Zealand socio-economic index 2013 (NZSEI-13), which is an update of previous versions, using 2013 Census data.

Longitudinal Business Database research
Research reports based on a prototype database with integrated data from survey and administrative sources; and information about the Improved Business Understanding via Longitudinal Database Development (IBULDD) project.

Official Statistics Research Series
Research on the usefulness, reliability, coverage, and availability of the statistics produced and held in the Official Statistics System, available on the Statisphere website.